topic Re: Link to accepted answer instead of duplicating it in Community Feedback

Link to accepted answer instead of duplicating it

Bud — Wed, 28 May 2025 18:24:43 GMT

In Esri Community questions, if there is an accepted solution, then that reply gets duplicated and highlighted in green at the top of the post. I find that design to be a bit cumbersome and is sometimes disorienting when you see the same reply multiple times in the same post. Especially when there are multiple pages of comments.

I think I like other designs I’ve seen better. Such as a link to the accepted answer (Esri posts already have this), instead of a duplicated answer. For example, Oracle Forums:

https://forums.oracle.com/ords/apexds/post/select-polygons-that-intersect-points-9091

Could/should that design be improved?

Re: Link to accepted answer instead of duplicating it

SteveMarkovick — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:50:23 GMT

I totally support the idea of linking to accepted answers instead of duplicating them. It keeps threads cleaner, avoids confusion, and respects the effort of the original contributor. In Esri’s case, where many questions have nuanced GIS solutions, having a single go-to answer improves searchability and saves time for everyone digging through the community.

Re: Link to accepted answer instead of duplicating it

Bud — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:30:56 GMT

Thanks @SteveMarkovick. Feel free to upvote the original post.